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Bunting-DuBois Keeps Producing Essential Magnet Products for Medical and Food Industries
Undeterred by the pandemic’s many upheavals, Bunting says its diverse supply chain policy is paying off. Not relying on China for key raw materials has been key to its ability to fulfill orders for custom magnets and magnetic assemblies used in ventilators and other medical applications.
Dynamic Scrap Handling Increases Coil-Fed Laser Blanking Speed
Coil-fed laser blanking systems from LaserCoil rely on a series of dynamic profile conveyor lanes that independently adjust, reposition and automatically shed scrap to maintain a clear path for the cutting process.
Automatic Garnet Feeding Increases Waterjet Cutting Productivity
The JET-FEED Garnet Delivery System from Flexicon automatically feeds garnet directly from bulk bags to waterjet cutters to eliminate worker fatigue, potential injury, labor, spillage, dust, downtime and higher material cost associated with manually dumping heavy bags.
Movers and Shakers: Conveyors
In the dawning Age of the Smart Factory, the workhorse of the shop floor is getting sleeker, smarter, more efficient and much more flexible in moving material from one point to another in more applications than ever before.
Vacuum Cleaning System for Below-Floor Mechanical Metal Chip Conveyors
To reduce cleaning time and increase machine tool uptime, the Central Vacuum Cleaning System from VAC-U-MAX collects and deposits wet or dry cast iron, steel, aluminum and composite chips, abrasive materials and metal debris onto existing below-floor mechanical chip conveyors.
Automated Orbital Wrapping with Multi-Pallet Accumulation Zones and Integrated Weighing
Multi-pallet accumulation zones and integrated load cells on the fully automated Perfect Storm wrapping system from TAB Industries improve efficiency, keep lift trucks from being idle, and eliminate extra freight charges and delays due to inaccurate weights.
Automated Chip Handling and Coolant Filtration for Machining Operations
The flexible, cost effective, self-cleaning EcoFilter conveyor and filtration system from Jorgensen easily fits the existing coolant tanks of machining center and lathe envelopes and can be retrofitted with a kit.
Automated Handling of Small to Medium-Sized Parts
Strong, fast and flexible 2200 Series low profile belt conveyors from Dorner are engineered for part transfers to part accumulation, precision part movement, small part handling and positioning, part/package infeed and outfeed, automated and manual assembly.
Wildeck Names New CFO
Richard Day is their new chief financial officer.
Bunting Hires Lean Expert
Robert Clausing is their new lean manufacturing coordinator.
Wildeck Wins Award
They are named Best Supplier – Special Application Lifts.
Material and Scrap Management to Optimize Fabrication Operations
The Shuffle Drive Conveyor from Mayfran provides smooth operation, zero vibration, minimal maintenance and superior reliability in the most demanding stamping, laser/plasma cutting, forging and die-casting operations.
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